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Source Description

The plate is decorated with birds, foliage, and insects over a white ground. Its feather-edge border was derived from contemporary silver plates.

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Document identity
localId
30600
label
Soup Plate
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
30600
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Soup Plate
description
The plate is decorated with birds, foliage, and insects over a white ground. Its feather-edge border was derived from contemporary silver plates.
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1755-1760
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
plates
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Anchor in red
med
soft paste porcelain
creator_ids
15410
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
01060bc6727f5005